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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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