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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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