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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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