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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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