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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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