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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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