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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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