Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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