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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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