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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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