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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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