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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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