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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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