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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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