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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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