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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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