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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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