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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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