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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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