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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

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