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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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