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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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