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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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