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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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