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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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