Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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