Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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