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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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