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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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