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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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