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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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