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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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