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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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