Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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