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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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