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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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