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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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