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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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