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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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