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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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