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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important 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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