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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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