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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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