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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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