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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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