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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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