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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

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