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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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