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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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