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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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