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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not 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 topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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