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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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