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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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