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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free 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 a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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