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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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