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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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