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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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