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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners 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 a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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