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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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