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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major 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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