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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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