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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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