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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

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