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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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