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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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