Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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