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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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