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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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