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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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