Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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