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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically 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 a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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