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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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