Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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