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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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