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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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