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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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