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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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