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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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