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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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