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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources