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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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