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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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