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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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