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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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