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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

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