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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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