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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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