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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators 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 MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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