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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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