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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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