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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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