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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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