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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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