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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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