Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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