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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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