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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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