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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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