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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free 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 blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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