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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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