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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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