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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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