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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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