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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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