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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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