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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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