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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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