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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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