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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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