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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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