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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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