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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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