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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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