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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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