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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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