Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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