Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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