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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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