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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently 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 distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

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