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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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