Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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