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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

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