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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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