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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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