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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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