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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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