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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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