Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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