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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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