Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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