Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)