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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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