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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach 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 institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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