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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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