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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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