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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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