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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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