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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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