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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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