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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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