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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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