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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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