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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally 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 many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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