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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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