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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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