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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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