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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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