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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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