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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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