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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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