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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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