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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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