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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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