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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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