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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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