Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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