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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. 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 online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

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