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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 many issues that elearning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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