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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates 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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