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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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