Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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