Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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