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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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