Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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