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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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