Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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