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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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