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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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