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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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