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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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