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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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