Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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