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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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