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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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