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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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