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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are typically 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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