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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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