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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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