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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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