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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations 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 organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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