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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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