Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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