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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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