Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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