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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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