Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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