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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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