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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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