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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free 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. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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