Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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