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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free 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 numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

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