Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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