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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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