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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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