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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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