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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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