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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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