Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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