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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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