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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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