Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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