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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning 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 guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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