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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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