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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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