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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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