Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Educational