Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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