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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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