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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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