Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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