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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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