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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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