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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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