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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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