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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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