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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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