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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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