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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are 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 numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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