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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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