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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

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