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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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