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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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