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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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