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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly 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 a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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