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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

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