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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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