Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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