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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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