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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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