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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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