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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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