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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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