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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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