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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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