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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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