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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

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