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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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