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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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