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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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