Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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