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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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