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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important 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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