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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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