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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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