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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

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

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