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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly 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 a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

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