Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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