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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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