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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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