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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores 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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