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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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