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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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