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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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