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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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