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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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