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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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