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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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