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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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