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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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