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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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