Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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