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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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