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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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