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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students 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 subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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