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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These 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. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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