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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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