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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-Learning