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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically 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 variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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