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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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