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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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