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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

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