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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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