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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners 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 numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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