Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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