Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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