Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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