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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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