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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are enabling 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 massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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