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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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