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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always 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 many topics that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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