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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free 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 many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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