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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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