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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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