Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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