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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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