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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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