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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs 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. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes 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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