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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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