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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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