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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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