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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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