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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 several issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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