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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

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