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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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