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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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