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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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