Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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