Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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