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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free 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 institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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