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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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