Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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