Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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