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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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