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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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