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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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