Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes 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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