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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not 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 lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with 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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