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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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