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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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