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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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