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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. 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. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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