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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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