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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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