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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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