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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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