Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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