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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

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