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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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