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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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