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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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