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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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