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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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