Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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