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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches 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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