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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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