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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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