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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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