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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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