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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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