Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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