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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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