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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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