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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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