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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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