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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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