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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different 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 stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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