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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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