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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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