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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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