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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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