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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key 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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