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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free 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 topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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