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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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