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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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