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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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