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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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