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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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