Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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