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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

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