Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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