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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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