Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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