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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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