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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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