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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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