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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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