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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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