Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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