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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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