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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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