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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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