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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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