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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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