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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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