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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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