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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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