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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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