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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key 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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