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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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