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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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