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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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