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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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