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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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