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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

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