Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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