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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education