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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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