Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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