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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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