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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always 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 lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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