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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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