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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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