Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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