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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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