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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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