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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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