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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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