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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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