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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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