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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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