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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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