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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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