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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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