Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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