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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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