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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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