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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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