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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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