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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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