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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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