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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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