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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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