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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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