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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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