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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly 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. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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