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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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