Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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