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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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