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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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