Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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