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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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