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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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