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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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