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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach 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 Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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