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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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