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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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