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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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