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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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