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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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