Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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