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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always 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. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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