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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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