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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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