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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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