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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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