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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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