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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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