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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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