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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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