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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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