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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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