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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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