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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

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