Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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