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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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