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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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