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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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