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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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