Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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