Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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