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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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