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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the 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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