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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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