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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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