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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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