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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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