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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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