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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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