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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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