Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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