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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations 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 stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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