Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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