Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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