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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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