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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning enable learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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