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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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