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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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