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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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