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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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