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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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