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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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