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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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