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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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