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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

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