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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

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