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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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