Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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