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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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