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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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