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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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