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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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