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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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