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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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