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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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