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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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