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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. 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 we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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