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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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