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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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