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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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