Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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