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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always 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 many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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