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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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