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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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