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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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