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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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