Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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