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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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