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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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