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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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