Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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