Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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