Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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