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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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