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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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