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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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