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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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