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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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