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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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