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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners 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 variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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