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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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