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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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