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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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