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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

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