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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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