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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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