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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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