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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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