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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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