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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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