Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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