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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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