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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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